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Shop Now Health Supplements To diagnose an aortic aneurysm, your healthcare provider will do a physical exam and an imaging test. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is diagnosed when your abdominal aorta is three centimeters or greater in diameter. The normal diameter of the thoracic aorta depends on your age, your...

Shop Now Health Supplements An aortic aneurysm may not cause any symptoms. The types of symptoms you have will depend on the location of the aneurysm and whether it has become large enough to affect other parts of your body. If you do have symptoms of an aortic aneurysm, they...

Shop Now Health Supplements You may have an increased risk of developing an aortic aneurysm because of your age, family history, genes , lifestyle habits, medical conditions, or sex. Age Your risk for aortic aneurysms goes up as you age. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are most common in adults after age...

Shop Now Health Supplements Treatment for your aortic aneurysm will depend on its size, location, and the factors that put you at risk. Small aortic aneurysms may be managed with healthy lifestyle changes. The goal is to slow the growth of the aneurysm and lower the chance of rupture or...

Shop Now Health Supplements As aneurysms increase in size, they expand more quickly and are more likely to rupture. Your healthcare provider may recommend regular imaging tests, such as CT scans, MRIs, or ultrasounds, to see how quickly your aortic aneurysm is growing, to decide if you need surgery, or...